diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index bee074fe21..7a7dc0374a 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
         "org.apache.hadoop" % "hadoop-client" % "3.3.6" % Test exclude ("log4j", "log4j"), //Apache2
         "org.apache.hadoop" % "hadoop-common" % "3.3.6" % Test exclude ("log4j", "log4j"), //Apache2
-        "com.sksamuel.avro4s" %% "avro4s-core" % "3.0.9" % Test,
+        "com.sksamuel.avro4s" %% "avro4s-core" % "4.1.2" % Test,
         "org.scalacheck" %% "scalacheck" % "1.17.0" % Test,
         "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.5" % Test, //MIT like: https://github.com/etorreborre/specs2/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
         "org.slf4j" % "log4j-over-slf4j" % log4jOverSlf4jVersion % Test // MIT like: http://www.slf4j.org/license.html